The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-10
Rudaet of Wednesdays Wash
D'N ington WhisperS.l
enc YASYlNG'S RESIGNATION
r-.,ecation Appropriation Bill
INC fco"'eaIv-rreasury-Fall ses-
Observation-Disclosures
The Nations News

The people who are espeOl''--J 90
- them are rejoicing in consequence Oh
the passage OF
rue EXPERIMENT STATION BILLS
..u..tion has arisen which would
80 ~ indicate that the demonstra-
- Ipp are premature. The fifth section
nS+be bill the only one relating to ap-
nropriations, says: 1.-The sum OF $lo'-
nm Is hereby appropriated to each State
~ he peciaIly provided for by Congress
in the appropriations from year to
moor "a from the sales of public
IDS the first payment to be
I ISai%o On the 1st day of October, 1881"
T 7T% singular phraseOlogy has been held
- 10 an appropriating clause, but a
~ 90 insnection of it has given
&c n donbts. the weight of unofficial
oD;Dion heing that no money Is appro-
Dgriotsd II this is sustained by the
pntb0rities. the beginning OF the new
work viii be delayed until Congress
ReIstiyg to the reported dismissal of
the foreman in the English naval work
shop at Chatham,
FOR SELLING INFORMATION
of the plans of vessels, torpedoes, etc. =.
70 this government, it is said at the
Navy Department that, so far as this
government is concerned, there
is absolutely no truth in the
charge. In this connection the
fact is really that Captain Tichborne
published work about a year ago on
British docks and dockyards, which it
was said contained information fur
nished TO him in confidence, and not for
publication. Subsequently, the author
explained the facts satisfactorily, but
it is possible that the discharge of the
foreman, just reported, is the result Of
Captain Tichborne's publication.
Yice-Consul Knight reports to the
Department of State concerning the
TRAEsvAAL GOLD FIELDS
that the wonderful shelba reef has been
collapsed by another reef discovered
last simmer and known as Thomas
Reef, from which samples of quartz
weighing 5000 pounds, it Is claimed,
yielded las ounces of gold. These dis
coverirs naturally gave an impetus to
prospecting on large scale, resulting
in the discovery of marvelously extern
siVe and rich gold quartz veins. The
vice consul says that he believes that
after making inquiries and the best in
formation obtainabIe, that the Trans
Yaal fields, when fully developed, will
prove among the richest in the world.
Recent discoveries have naturally given
rise to no end of speculation and m ming
ventures and great rush of capitalists,
miners, and adventures have set in the
field.
Near Shelbs Rect, the city of Barber
ton has sprung up as if by magic,
numbering already 1000 to s. 600 people,
and is rapidly incT easing.
The report concludes by cautioning
persons without means not to venture
into the gold country, unless they be
thoroughly practical miners, as the
conditions existing are very hard. and
many will be doomed to bitter disap-
polntment.
Officers of the ordnance corps are
very much grati6ed with the perform
ance Of the new
EIGHT INCH STEEL RIFLE
now being tested at Sandy Hook. This
gun was built at West Point foundry of
English and domestic steel. Thirty
test rounds hsve been fred and the
mlatS VIII be continued during the sum-
me- VITA shot weighing 2S9 pounds
SHu d charge Of American brown
o@Ge1. The Initial velocity of the pro
..ar ,is was 1875 feet, and the energy
S.oPeu at distance OF loo
yards equal to 1000 foot ~ tons
TvleEaI Benet saws those resTIts
nave oeen carefully COMPARED with
lie records Of trials of the neT
9ayaL gun and Krupp, English and
Sle1Ch guns of the same caIihre o.
ssIaoiiSh the fact that the arm eie ,
men steel rife is fully equal to the naval
--1. ana better than the guns of CORES
5o1-.us caIl6re made by foreign mann
-Aeturers. Touching manu-
TIE FAILURE OF CONGRESS
70 pssS the fertilization annro,rio+;on
oil, General Benet, chief of ordinances
- Jay sad that the result is to leave
me Notifications and ordnance works
n 8 worse state than they were after
.Ls Solournment of last session At
s .-S. time there were few fsg
--1s OF appropriations ayailahle bTf.
- ne ordnance bureau and engineer
~ p muSl come to q full stop. so faras
80 ,IT construction Of guns and fortifjca-
' IONS. The engineer corps seid the
az al a., Aas about surrendered ITS mill
80 - IGnCuonS, and has been resoIvad
t;ms oouy OF civilians devoting ali its
ne 10 EYer and harbor IMPROVE
cast So - IWo twelve-inch rifed cannon.
bss1 IN strengthened with steel. have
:: sesR lying for months ircom nHse
bsv; 1outn Boston shops. Congress-
sr SALE tailed to reappropriate-
The -', oEan sum OF money ont of
eTr. aLlount already authorized m he
eSPended TO put them IN t $1,000 10 De
s sT,,n.uon. There is no expe ecsTCro
Viii Wing ordnance officers tbst GoSe ,t az.
I'M b PASS me fertilization appropristi M
III before the closing dsv ~ Typ. r.e
months a1 ~ during the next fifteen
a6Ie ~ eDere Will not be funds avail
1orI;so 70 pay even the ystchmen lib
i'SuOns without garrisons.